Julia by Darya Sokolova
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 90 x 120 cm
Year: 2024
Price: $2300.00 USD
Status: available
This painting is a part of series called “Power & Presence”. After leaving Kazakhstan, I built my life across countries where male leadership was the only story being told. I watched women work twice as hard for half the recognition, while my exterior was noticed first, my intelligence discovered later, if at all. These portraits are my corrective. I paint women at monumental scale with commanding palettes. Deep burgundies, emerald greens, regal golds. Because that's the truth of our importance, not the diminished version we've been sold. Women are just as essential as men. These women don't wait for permission. They don't apologize for their intelligence. They understand what I learned building my future from nothing: our power doesn't need validation. It just needs visibility.
Why collect this work?
Julia offers a focused way to encounter Darya Sokolova 's practice through a specific work and its recorded materials.
- Darya Sokolova 's practice is described through I create art for women who refuse to blend in. My portraits are bold, symbolic, and designed to be the statement piece in any space. I work with collectors and tastemakers internationally; women building brands, creating empires, and curating spaces that refle.
- This painting is a part of series called “Power & Presence”.
After leaving Kazakhstan, I built my life across countries where male leadership was the only story being told. I watched women work twice as hard for half the recognition, while my exterior was noticed first, my intelligence discovered later, if at all.
These portraits are my corrective. I paint women at monumental scale with commanding palettes. Deep burgundies, emerald greens, regal golds. Because that's the truth of our importanc
- The recorded technique or medium is Acrylic on canvas.
- At 90 x 120 cm, it can be considered for collections that have room for a work of this scale.
About the Artist
Darya Sokolova
Nationality: Kazakh
I create art for women who refuse to blend in. My portraits are bold, symbolic, and designed to be the statement piece in any space.
